For social workers, child welfare workers, psychologists, physicians, teachers--any practitioner in need of an up-to-date, broad-ranging reference--this book addresses key developmental, cultural, health, and behavioral issues that can emerge during the transracial and international adoption process. It also provides recommendations for avoiding fraud and coercion and techniques for navigating domestic and foreign adoption laws. With essays by well-known adoption practitioners and researchers who source both empirical research and practical knowledge, this volume recounts the day-to-day realities of the adoption journey. The text is wholly inclusive, detailing the history, policy, and service requirements relating to white, African American, Asian American, Latino and Mexican American, and Native American children and adoptive families. It addresses specific problems faced by adoptive families with children and youth from China, Russia, Ethiopia, India, Korea, and Guatemala. Dedicated to advancing greater cultural sensitivity and coordinated care, this text provides targeted guidance on ethnic identity formation, trauma, mental health treatment, the challenges of gay or lesbian adoptions, and a host of other issues not addressed in other volumes. Reviews: "This excellent book notes the increasing diversity in American families, many of which have been formed through transracial and/or intercountry adoption. The book will be a valuable resource for mental health practitioners, medical doctors, teachers, child welfare workers, even adoptive parents." — Malinda Seymore, Texas A&M University, School of Law "Both evidence-based and accessible. The research reflects the authors' multidisciplinary backgrounds and the growing interdisciplinary nature of the field of adoption research and practice." — from the foreword by Hal Grotevant, University of Massachussetts?Amherst "Rowena Fong and Ruth McRoy, two leading authorities in the field of adoption, have assembled a group of highly talented researchers and practitioners to explore the complicated issues associated with transracial and intercountry adoptions. This is a timely and informative book covering a wide range of topics from a multidisciplinary perspective. It raises important questions about adoption policy, ethical adoption practice, adoptive parent preparation, and supporting healthy racial and cultural identity in adopted individuals. Practice guidelines, case illustrations, and discussion questions enrich each of the chapters, making this volume especially appropriate as an academic and professional training resource. Transracial and Intercountry Adoptions should be required reading for adoption placement professionals, researchers, and practitioners who work with families adopting across racial and cultural lines. " — David Brodzinski, National Center on Adoption and Permanency Contents: Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction, by Rowena Fong, Ruth McRoy and Ann Schwartz 1. Overview of Intercountry Adoptions, by "Rowena Fong, Ruth McRoy, and Hollee McGinnis" 2. Legal and Policy Issues Impacting Intercountry Adoption Practices, by Karen Rotabi and Carmen Monico 3. Overview of and Legal and Policy Issues Impacting Transracial Adoptions, by Ruth McRoy, Amy Griffin and Hollee McGinnis 4. Interculturally Competent Practice with Gay and Lesbian Families, by Devon Brooks, Doni Whitsett, and Jeremy T. Goldbach 5. A Neurodevelopmental Perspective and Clinical Challenges, by Bruce Perry, Erin Hambrick and Robert Perry 6. Ethnic Identity Formation, by Ellen E. Pinderhughes, Jessica A. K. Matthews, Xian Zhang 7. Mental Health Issues, by Amanda L. Baden, Jonathan R. Mazza, Andrew Kitchen, Elliotte Harrington, and Ebony White 8. Medical Issues, by Dana E. Johnson and Judith K. Eckerle 9. School Issues, by Jae Ran Kim and Beth Hall 10. The Need for Adoption Competent Mental Health Professionals, by Debbie Riley and Ellen Singer List of Contributors Index About the Editors: Rowena Fong is the Ruby Lee Piester Centennial Professor in Services to Children and Families in the School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin and Member of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. Her most recent book is Addressing Racial Disproportionality and Disparities in Human Services: Multisystemic Approaches. Ruth McRoy holds the Donahue and DiFelice Endowed Professorship at the Boston College School of Social Work. Her research and writing has focused on such topics as open adoptions, racial identity development, transracial adoptions, and adoptions from foster care, and she is a coauthor of Transracial and Inracial Adoptees: The Adolescent Years, Openness in Adoption: Exploring Family Connections, and Special Needs Adoptions: Practice Issues.
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